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_lnwk
on Jan 4, 2022
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Nobody Pronounces the 'B' in 'Debt'
... you aren't supposed to pronounce b in debt? What? TIL
rswail
on Jan 4, 2022
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or the "t" in often.
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Yes, you pronounce the "t" in often. Some regions may not, but I'd say the majority of English speakers do. Pronouncing without the "t" sounds lazy to me.
Koshkin
on Jan 4, 2022
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Unlike ‘b’ in ‘debt’, it is often pronounced by native English speakers.
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